Scott Bong-Soo Chun

Scott Bong-Soo Chun, 64, the 9 1⁄2-fingered crazy man of Orem, UT, passed peacefully at home surrounded by his family early Saturday morning, January 24, 2026. He is bold, boisterous, funny, and loving. He is powerful, energetic, disciplined, and strong, famous for his nausea-inducing workouts and fun at the gym—the whole neighborhood buffed up with him around. He is goofy but sincere. He is charitable and generous. We admire him for his perseverance and determination to fight the good fight all the way to his last breath!

He is survived by his wife, Andrea Sabine, and their five children: Christopher Pascal, Samuel Mischa (m. Tamra Jo Larrabee), Alexander Bastian (m. Carly Marie Holtry), Daniela Nikole, Dominik Mark, and five grandchildren.

Scott was born on December 18, 1961, to his mother, Chang Duk Chung (Patty Kiser), and his father, Chung Taek Chun, at 19 Myo-dong, Chongro-ku, Seoul, Korea. He is the youngest of four brothers after Yong Ha (David) Chun (m. Young Son Yum), Wan Soo (James) Chun (m. Mitzi Mamiya), and Ki Soo Chun (m. Beth Cole). In 1968, Scott immigrated with his mother and brothers to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he grew up barefoot on the beach, surfing, learning martial arts, pumping iron, and playing the ukulele. He attended Kalani High School, where he excelled in wrestling, drama, musical theatre, and playing oboe in the school band. While living there, little sister Patti Kristina Kiser (m. Ryan Troyer) was born in 1973 and was adored by her much older brothers. Ki Soo and Scott were her chief babysitters and caregivers.

In 1980, Scott’s wrestling coach introduced him to the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, and he was baptized shortly thereafter. He served an LDS Korean-speaking mission in Chicago and Los Angeles from 1981-1983 and afterwards attended Brigham Young University (with a semester at Ricks College), graduating in April 1988 with his BS in Electrical Engineering. Hewlett-Packard offered him a position in Sacramento, CA, where he worked 18 months before moving to Houston, TX, to start a company with a friend. Although the company did not take off, Scott met his wife-to-be in the local YSA ward. Andrea Mayer had come to Houston for the adventure of being a nanny in a foreign country. She and Scott saw each other every day after their very first official date, playing volleyball together. As a 29-year-old bachelor, Scott knew what he wanted and shocked Andrea with a proposal only 2 weeks into their courtship. Scott married Andrea Sabine Mayer, daughter of Eduard and Helga Mayer of Linz, Austria. They were wed civilly on August 12, 1991, in Linz, and were sealed for time and all eternity on August 13, 1991, in the Freiberg-Germany temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After marriage and living in Houston for another year, Scott’s work took the couple to Utah, where they welcomed Chris (1992) and Sami (1994), both born in American Fork just 14 months apart. Alex came four years later (1998) in Mountain View, CA, and an invitation from Intuit to localize a QuickBooks product took the family to Freiberg, Germany, where daughter Dani was born (2001). After 11 moves in their first 10 years of marriage, the family finally settled in Orem, UT, in 2001, where they welcomed Niki, their youngest son (2009). Scott earned his MS in Computer Science and became an accomplished software architect and programmer. He worked hard to provide the necessities and luxuries of life for his family. When he wasn’t working, he could be found at the gym working out with his kids, in the kitchen cooking up Korean and Chinese food, or in a corner watching anime or cartoons. He served faithfully as husband, father, Elder’s Quorum President (3 times!), Sunday School Instructor, Activities Committee Leader, Primary teacher, Cub Master, and High Priest. He is famous for being the buffest senior citizen in the neighborhood. The Chun family members have lived and served among their neighbors and friends for the past 33 years and have been active in church, schools, and the community. The revolving door of the “Chun Hotel” has nurtured countless people with good food, games, music, laughter, and love. Scott felt the call from his Savior to endure to the end and continuously tried to build, repair, and uplift. For only a little while, Scott will miss his beloved wife, children, grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, and good friends.

Funeral services will be held on January 30th at 11:00 AM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 665 South 200 West, Orem, UT. Those who wish may visit with members of Scott’s family for a Celebration of Life visitation at the church between 9:00 and 10:30 AM, prior to the service. He will be laid to rest privately at the Eastlawn Memorial Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be directed to Intermountain Health's Bone Marrow Transplant Fund. For online donations, click HERE.

PS: If you would like to do something in his honor, go make an appointment at the Red Cross, buy yourself a 52-ounce Coke Slurpee from 7/11, and donate some platelets. Even better yet, take a friend and share some fun and funny Scott Chun memories of which there are SO MANY!

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For those unable to attend the services in person, you may view the Livestream HERE